Welcome to the Mentors’ Area.
Thank you for volunteering to be a mentor with us. Your time, commitment and energy will make a real difference to the lives of young people in our community.
You can download forms, documents and resources from this page.
Important information, events and dates will also be posted here:
You can contact Lee, the Mentoring Manager by:
- phone, text message or WhatsApp: 07570 819140;
- email: [email protected];
- the contact form on the Our Mentors page of the website.
Scan this QR code to put Lee’s contact details on your phone:
The following forms are available to download:
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Session Planning form - please return at least 2 days before session
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Session Report form - please return within 3 days after the session
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Expenses form - return weekly or monthly. Expenses are usually paid on Tuesdays
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Mentor Driver Declaration Form - to be completed if Mentor is going to transport a young person in their vehicle
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Incident Report form - return as soon as possible following an incident or near miss during a session
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Mentor-Young Person Agreement - view statements in the agreement
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Mobile Phone Agreement - view statements in the agreement
The ‘dl’ versions (downloaded above or from list on right) can be completed on computer or tablet and then returned by email
The ‘print’ versions (download from list on right) can be printed and completed by hand, then scanned and emailed, or returned by post or in person.
If you would prefer to be provided with printed copies of forms, please contact Lee.
The following documents are available to download:
- Mentors’ Handbook
- Mentor’s Policy (covers the mentor's responsibilities in their mentoring role)
- Volunteer Mentor Policy (covers S4S’s responsibilities to mentors)
- Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy
- Vehicle Use and Driving for Work Policy and Procedure
- Equality and Diversity Policy
- Risk Assessment for Mentoring during Covid-19 pandemic
- Risk Assessment for Mentors transporting a young person in their vehicle
- Risk Assessment for Mentor led cooking sessions
- Risk Assessment for Mentor led swimming sessions
The following resources are available to download:
- ADHD in Children. This guide (designed for parents) helps with understanding ADHD.
- Climbing the ladder to success. Printable sheet, for use during sessions, to help visualise breaking down a long term goal into smaller steps.
- Definitions and signs of child abuse. NSPCC guidance for people who work with children on how to recognise the signs of child abuse.
- How to eat an elephant. Printable sheet, for use during sessions, to help visualise the different parts of a challenge or achieving a goal.
- Life luggage. Printable sheet, for use during sessions, to help visualise the good things and the challenges in a young person's life.
- Little Things, Big things. Printable sheet, for use during sessions, that helps to visualise the challenges in the way of a young person reaching their goal.
- Lookers, Listeners and Touchers. Information on the three personality types and a link to a TED talk.
- Overcoming Pitfalls. This fact sheet gives advice on common pitfalls at different stages of the mentoring process and how to overcome them.
- Understanding autism in children. Awareness sheet that describes the five main points children with autism and their families would like people to know about the condition.
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